J lift pnblifliecj^ Aikl to be tbjd at the BcokSores of H. tzf P. Kite, No. ?o, Mar!itt."fireet; J. Ormrod, Ko. 41, Ciielnuj-ftieet, and W. Your.g, *orner and Secmid-i'lreets, An accurate System of Surveying; IN WHICH IS CONTAIN I D, 1. Decimal fraiiUons, in a plain, concise, and Italy manner. 2. I'he extraflion of the fquaferoot. 3. Piain trigonometry, redlaiigular and ob lique. 4- An exatfl method to call up the contenw *f lands. 5. Piefd Purveying. r ilie whole being performed without the. life of scale and cbmpafles, on a table of logarithms. In which is given some account cf the variation t»f the needle, and the causes of its attratflion. By SAMUEL MOORE. A ll"ljft I. • 23W2W Georgetown Bridge Company. Extract of an a<sl pasTed by the Legislature of the state of Maryland on the 29th December, 1791, entitled, " An a£l for eretfling a bridge over Potowmac river. '■ jind be it injßed, that the said diredlors or Any two »f them shall and may require any lum 01 fiims of money in equal proportion frorti each and every proprietor, as may from time to time be necefiary for carrying on the building of said bridge; rnd astir giving three months public notice, it (hall and may be lawful for the direc tors to sue for and racovcr in the name of the company such unpaid requisition, with all cosh ai d incidental thei eto, and legal ir.terell thereon trom the time the fame (hould have befti paid : And the or refufsl to pay any such requilition after public notice shall have been given at least for three months in all the reu fpapersheiein before enumerated, (hall have the eflefl te forfeit all preceding paymen's made c>iith« dtarf or (hares so ncgietfled or retufed to be paid to the use and benefit of the company." motion of (uchrf the ftockb aiders as have not complied with the requisitions heretofore made —they are as follow : On the id November, 1 ?<&?"> *3 dollar, on the joth 1 May, 1796, 40 dollars pan th< 10th July, 1796, 40 dollars j on the ill September, 1796, 40 dollars, and on the Ift November, now given that after theexpiration of the time limited for the continuance of this advertise ment (three months) the law will be carried into rigid and complete efTc<fl againlt all delin quents. By order of theDireftors, WALTER SMITH, Tnafurtr. fleorgetown, May 1, 1797? Jult Received From Batavia (via Providence) a few Box«sof Spices, contiftifig of Nutmegs, Cloves and Mace For sale by WILLINGS& FRANCIS, Penn. street. May 36 dtf Davis's Law Book Store, No. 319, High-Street. GEORGE DAVIS, BEING bulled for some time past in prrpara tions for removing into his proi'ent house, has been under thcnecelfity of poftp ninguntil this cay I informing the gentlemen ofthe Bar gem rally thro' ' the 1' I'll ted States, that his. spring importation of lj,w books is now arranged and ready for (ale, cn terms that he trulls will entitle him to the like pr*- freence he has experienced for teveral years part. I Catalogues, combining the mod varied col lee tion ever imported iiito this country, are printod , and will be delivered on application. [un: 27- 2aw 6w City Commijfioners' Office, Jure 11, 1797. IN pursuance of an ordinance from the felefl 1 and common councils, ppfl'ed the 22c! day of May last, appointing the city ranimilfionrri, and prefcribir.g their duties, feci ion 9th, 1 NOTICE IS HEREBY GJVKN, That the city is divided into five dittrifls, each to be.under the fuperintendance of one of the city cQmmifiioners, » hois to be individually relponfible for the cleaulinel's of the fame, and are as follow. Dnftridl No. I. From the ftmth fide of Ce dar-flreet, to the north fide of Spruce-street, on der the fuperistendence of Nathan Boys. 1. From the north fide of Spruce-street, to tfif north fide of VValnu'-llreet,under the fuper imendence of Hugh Roberts. 3. From the north fide of Walnut to the south fide of H'gh-ftrect, under the fupenntendenee ot JoTeph Qaypoole. 4. From the north fide of High-street, to the north fid* of Mulberry street, under the super intendence cf William Moulder. 5. From the north fide of Mulberry-street to tlie north fide of iVine-llreet, under rhe fuper fntendcnce of Nicholas Hicks- The cleaningof High-street to be in common. #5" A stated meeting of the city comraifiion- is held at the Old Court House, in High» street, every,Tuefday evening at s o'clock July 14. eoira Standi for Draymen, Is'c. In purjuance of an Ordinance from fbeSekH and Common Councils,bearing date tbe lid day of April, 1797, providing for the appointment of City CommiJJiancrs, (Se. i'ed. the 15/16. r T~''HE following places are fixed upon by the 1- said City Comroifiioners for Stands for Draymen and their Horses. In Vine-flreet, eastward of Front-street, on both fides. Sa(Tafr.;s, High,Chefnut and Walnut-fttreets, eaflward of Front-street, on the no. th fide only. Mulberry-street, south fide from Front to Third-street. Front-ftreat, eafl fide from VineWlreet to Elfrilh's alley. Front-street, from opposite to Black Horse al ley to Hamilton's flores, east fide. YVater-ftreet, weft fide from the north end of Stomper'-s or Moorr's stores to Pine-street. Penn-ftreetfrom Pine to Cedar-street, weft fide. Drawbridge, north fide, east of Front-street. Spruce, Pine and South streets, eift of Front ftkctj south bde. Dock-street, between Walnut-street and the flag stone crossings, east fide, opposite George Ork'sv's. Second-llreet, between SafTifias and Vine ftreft?, well fide. ( Fiftli-ftreef, east fide from Chefnut to Mul- ] berry fti ccts. , Sad'afias-ftreet, from Third to Fourth-street, east fide. No dray or horse to (land within ten feet of anvpump. f ST.iXDS FOR HACKNEY COACHES. Pine-llreet, north fide from Fourth to Fifth c streets. Fifth-ftrett," between Chefnut and Walnut d streets, weft. t Branch-ftrect, north fide, between Third and si Fourth street*. si July 14. mw&fim p A Litefafy Treat. / JM pullijljcd, handjnmdj printed on writing '' paper, price I dollar, >' K rcw edition of that poptilcr and entertaining work, (.ntitled ; "pHE FORESTERS, an American Tuk ; being L a fequcl to the hillory of John Bull, the Clo thier—ln afcriesof letters to a friend, with the ad dition of fn o lettt'js, alluding to recent political rranfs&ions in America. ? The following extraiSl from the Clavis Allegorica, (hews the principal chara&ers that are introduced: John Bull, the Kingdom of I nland His Mother, theClurchof England His Wife, the Parliament His Sifter Peg, the Church of Scotland c His Brother Patrick. Ireland 5 - Lewis, the K'ngdotn of France n HisMiftrcfs, rle Old Conftitction '• Hit naw Wife, the National Reprefeutation Lord Strut, the Kingdom of Spain Nicholas Frog, the Dutch Republic 1 he Franks, the French Republic The Farefters, the United Statesof America 'I Robert Lumber, Ni-w-Hamplhire ") John Codline, MalTachufetts ;e Humphrey Plowlbare, Connecticut Roger Carrier, Rhode Iflund ir Peter Bull Frag, New-York n Julius Cseiar, New-Jersey It William Broadbrim, Peanfylvania e Caffimar, Delaware d Walter Pipewood, Virginia c His Orandfon, George Washington Peter Pitch, North CaroS;.a e Charles Indigo, ioutk Carolina George TrufPy, Georgia Ethan Greenwood, Vermont Hunter Longknife, Kentucky I Black Cattle, Negro Slaves J Rats, -peculator# Mother Carey's Chickens, Jacobins c & This popular and entertainingfstjrieal hifto c ry 0/ Ammica is attributed to the Rev. Dr. Bsl e knap. It hasagrtat (hare of originality and a -0 bounds with genuine humour. It is continued down to the present time, and chsraAerifes those >t late political tranfa&ions which , have caused so e much uoeafinefv in America. •, Sold hy H. and P. RICE, Booltfeller, No. 16, II > South Second Street, and No. 50, Markc ftjeet. n | 16. | • I LAW BOOKS, r | Latest London and Editions. 1 H. &P. RICE, Booksellers, 1- No. 16, South Second, and No. Jo, Market street, HAVE jull received by the late arrivals from London and Dublin, their spring importa tion, confiding of a variety of the latest and mod . approved law Books, which, added to those alrea dy on hand, forms the moftextenfive collection ev er offered for fa!e in this country. They thei efore beg leave to notii*, that Irom the nature of their conne&knsin Dut>lin, they are enabled to felllriih editions (as they have hitherto done) at the very lowest price*. The following are among the latest publications. Vefty, jun'rs Reports in Chancery, 1 \J.t. Peakt's Cases Nisi Prius ; Ridgeway's Reports in the time of Lord Hardwickn ; Flayer's Probers PraiSice in the Eectefiaftical Courts; Barton's Treatise on a 9uit in Equity; Tidd's Practice of the Court of King's Bench in Personal A&ions, j parts complete ; Ward's Law of on Uses ; modern Reports, I % vols. London edi . tion, 5 H. and P. Rici expeft ta receive by the firft ar j 1 rival from New-York the 6th vol. complete of ■ I Durnford and East's Reports, the 2d part of Gil [ bert'sl.aw of Evidence by Loft, and a number of , new publications. June 26. 1 The History of Pennfvlvania, S 1 By ROBERT PROUD, IS now in the pref«, and will be publilhed, with all convenient expedition, by ZiCHA RIAH Poulson, jun. No. 80, Chefnut-ftreet, Philadelphia, where lubferiptionj will continue to bt received, and at the Philadelphia Library, t I according to the printed prop„fals, tintil the F work IS ready for the fubferibert. , J"ly 'B. lawtf Printed Calicoes. JOHNMILLER, Jun. & Co. N«. 8 Chefnut-Street, Have for Sale FIFTY TRUNKS neatly assorted, very low on Ihort credit. March 6. $ Richard and James Potter HAVF. removed their Counting House to No. 45, South Tifth-ftrtet. uguft ». w&f6t Lancaster, Harrifjurgb Carlijle, Sfrppenjburg and Sunbury STAGES. ' I 'HE public are req-uefted to tike notice, that L the partnership which has far foihe time fob fifted bctwesn Mathias Slough of Laneafter, and. William Geer, is now cfiflolved ; bat, not as M. Slough infinuitesto the public without }uft cause ; as will more fully appear by a letter on the fub je<£l from M. Slough to W. Geer, dated the 29th December last. a re&ital of which it not tow deem- ] ed nccelTary. Any gentleman wh» wifties to be more circumstantially informed of the merits of ! . this business, by applying to W. Geer may have : the perusal »f M. Slouch's letter, and then can be j at full liberty to determine whether or not W. Geer is not perfe&ly juftifiabie in attaching him felf to any other person in the prosecution of the Stage conveyance from PhilJdelphia to Shippenf urg, or any other place. Now from tbe liberal and generous fuppprt the public were pleased to confer on the firft effort in this business, William Geer, in conjunction with Messrs. Reily, Weed and Witmer, is" determined lo profefute and carry it on, with every care, at tention and dispatch that a zeal to oblige the pub lic can polCbly exert. , The above company, who are amply provided with carriages, horses, and evury appurtenance to rentier the passage fefe and eommodious, inform thofa wno wifb to patronirc and encourage the undertaking, that they ran take thair feats at George the sign of the White Horse., Market Street, Philadelphia, on every Monday and Friday, to proceed to Laneafter, Harrifburg, Cwlifle and Shippenfburg. The fare as hitherto eftcblilhed.' Per the further accommodation of the public, a Stage will start every Wednesday from the house of Samuel Elder, in Hafrifburg, arrive at Sun bury in Northumberland county, every Thurlday, and return from thcoce and arrive at Hairifburg every Saturday, so that passengers deflined for Laneafter or Philadelphia, may proceed on Mon days. WILLIAM GEER. L*ncafler. Jan. »7, I£97* N. B Thi» Line ef Stages starts from ths haufe of William Ferrse, ill Laneafter, 011 every 'Tueiday and Saturday morning at 6 o'clock, pro ceeding to the westward; and from the house of Mr. Samuel Elder in Harrifburg every Wednes day morning, on the fame evening arrives at Pa trick Cochran's in Shippenfburg, and returns from thenc: on ever/ Thurlday : pcrformirg the 1 fctfne rosrtin* daily* a» in its tour from Philadel phia. mvrf Mt City 6f Wellington. S CHEM E Of the Lottery, No. II 4 : Fir the Improvement of the Federal City. A magnificent dwelling-bouse lc,ooodoKir«, ; * ca Al 30»ooo, ire 50,0011 J ditto 15,000 & cask 15,000 40,000 1 ditto 15,000 & <"-afh Is>ooo 30,000 J ditto io,oo<> & cafli io,oo<> »0,000 1 ditto 5,000 & cash 5,000 10,000 1 ditto 5,000 4c cash 5,000 10,000 1 cifh prize of 10,000 » do. 5,090 each, arc • 10.000 10 do. 1,000 • - itraiou iodo. 500 - - 10,000 00. do. 100 - - 10,000 ■J.to do. 50 - - 10,000 400 do. 15 - 10,000 f>ooo do. 10 - 3o,odfi lJ,oo® do. 10 - ito,ooo " \ Prizes. 3J,i6i RUtiks. sc,oca Trckets, at Eight Bellari, 400,000 tJ. B. Tofwour thofewho may take a quan tity of Titfccts,the prize of 40,000 dollars will be the l ist drawn ticket, and the 30,000 the LAsfr but oni : And apffroved notes, fecuriujr payment in either money or prizes, in ten days alter drawing, will be received for anynumtcr not lefsthau 30 tick ets. This Lottery will afford an elegant specimen »f cbe.priva.te buildings to be <rtdlcd in the City ef Vy athington—Two beautiful defigos are already (aleilcd for the entire fronts on two of the public fqiiares; from thefedrawl|igMtisprGpofedtoere& twocentreand r oiircorner Buildings.a* soon aspof fible after this lottery is fold, and to convey thera, when complete, to the fortunate adventurers, ia the manner described in the scheme for the Hotel Lottery. A nett deduflion of five per cent. wil| be made to defray the necessary expenses of prim ing, &c. and the surplus- will be made a part of the fund intended for the National University, to be circled within the city of Washington. The reaifecuritjesgiven for the payment of the Prizes, are held br tl'e frefident and two Direct ors of tr.r iiwik <yf Columbia, and are valued at more than half the amount of the lottery. SAMUEL BLODGHT. Tickets may be had at the Bank ot Colum bia ; of Janses Weft & Co. Baltimore; of Fcter Gilman, Boston : of John Hepkins, Richmond ; and of Richard Woils, Cooper's Ferry. mwf Frim lie Otfego Herald. , CAUTION. WHEREAS a combination of men in thai county have undertaken to enrich th«m ---t felve»,hy fabricating titles tofundr/ valuable tra&a of land, the property of gentlemen living in New York, Philadelphia, London and Paris, for which trails of hnd large sums of money have been plid to those fraudulent men, by innocent purchasers • It is therefore just that public information (hotild be given, to the end, that the injured may feekre drefs while the men have property, and are to be found. Those who have been discovered are Tru nin Harrifon, Joseph Witcomb, said now to re side in the county of Saratoga ; Thomas Kelly and several other! who go under fi£Ht:ous names. It ia supposed that the lands offered fcr sal« on these fa bricated titles, are at lead worth fifty thousand dollar*. Such as we have aitual knowledge of are as I'ui'-nvß : Lots No. II and 11, Otfejce patent, thousand acres each, the a&ual property of William Uellw>n, now of London ; lota No. 58 and 64, Pstent, thoufafcd «cres each, the pfperty of ! (.baumour, no<v of Paris, and imci Averill ] ! tad otFers, ot this State. There is some grounds ! to fupjwfe that the lands cf Richard Wells and 1 , Wharton, of Philadelphia, are under their , —The Printers will do well to give this a place in their papers, as 'Well to caution the public against purchasing those lauia, as also to de prive those men in future from imposing on indivi- 1 duals, which their education and address have en- I abled thtm to do heretofore. Witcomb has been a shopkeeper of some note in this country. The "following affidavits will fct in,a clear point ; of »iew th. wicksdnels of those men,which when the public have peruf d, will induce them to es cufc the interference of Wm. COOPER. Otfego, July 18th, 1797. I Thomas Kelly, of the County of Otfego, hav ing been led into an error, by John Wit emb and Truman Harrifon, of tha fame County, to sign a deed to them, for lot No. 58, Otfego patent, which was the property of William T. Franklin now Mr. Chamont's and others; snd further the said Joseph and Truman did persuade me to do this against my inclination, which was made cut 011 the ic th day of November, 1793, or let back two years so as to bring it to that time ; and further the nam* of Pardon Starks to that deed was a fictitious name, there being no fact perlcn there. To this I make voluntary oath/ ' THOMAS KELLY. 19th July, 1797. On the i9th July, 1797, came personally before me, I homas JCelly, the fubfcribtr to the above af fidavit, and made Ailemn oath chat it contains noth ing hut th- trufh. FLIHU PHINNEY, Justice of the Peace. On the iikhjuly, 1797, oame before me Jacob Kibby, a person by me wcll,ki:own and worthy of good credit, who bnhi. solemn oath did fay, that two of the parties abovamentioned did make ap pl.catjon to him this deponent, some tjme in the winter of 1796,10 make chem* deed for twotho®- sand ac»«s of land in the Otcgo patent, and pro !mifed this dtponent a share of the profit.*, on the sale of said lands, for bis so doing ; and th .t they made application several times for the fame purpo'e, which fervicss this deponent as often refufed, de claring to th ru that he had no right to lands, and ccukido no fucb thing ; which daring attempt on I th;s deponent's integrity he had related anong his friends several times, previous to making this affi davit. JACOB K.IB3EY. Sworn before mc, ELIHU PHLNNEY, Justice of the Peace. Aug. 1 iaw4W. i'hirty Dollars Reward. ELOPED from the ftrvice of the fubferiber, 1 on the 19th inflant, a negro rnnii by the name of DICK, about twenty-five years of age, and five feet nine or ten inches high ; .by trade a carpenter, and is a very lively brilk work man. His countenance is very good—When spoken to, he converles with ease and confi dence, ar.d is I purchased the said fellow cf Mr. DuUney Minor, in whose name he has been advqrtifed in the Richmond tiewfpapc-rs. t)»ringhis last runaway trip ('aft fumnier ) lie wa» employed a eonliderabhe length of time, by some perl'on near Dumfries, from which circumftauce, I conjeiStire, he hastalcen another nothern route I forewarm ail pci sons from giving him employment, of any kind whatever, and maftersof vcfliUand ethers, from carrying him out of this state. The above re ward will be given if he is taken within forty ( miles of this city ; and additional lum, iff proportion to the distance be brought, or the trouble and cxpence the apprehender may be at, in bringing him to this place. AUG; DAVIS. N. II His apparclwas of the ul'ual negro kind, 1 -but lie had more cloaths than ia customary for them to poflefs. A,D. Richmond, June 11, 1797." I Will be Landcci, I Frcm onboard the ship Adtiie, Capt.BLAin,from Hamburgh, 20 Bales white Ruflia clean Hemp 1 iaflcs Clover Seed For Sale by Thomas Herman Leuffcr, North Fifth ilrcet, No. 34. ( Tunc vft. t ; William Blackburn, > LOTTERr and BROKER'S OFFICE ) No. 64 south Second'flreet. TICKETS in the Canal Lfiltoty, No. If, which commenced drawine th" lytli May, FOR S ALE. The pricfc of tickc v wilt We ip' propor , tion as the dnwing particularly on'ae ( count of the five firft drawn 'tickets, prizes of i four thousand dollars each, on the lift day ot drawing. Check Books kept and regifter iog, in the Canal, No. 1, City of Walhiagton, No. 2, and Paterfon Lotteries. Also, tickets for sale in the Schuy'.!. ill bridge and Perk omen Bridge lot"***, which w ill begin drawing in the cotirfe of the fsmmer. "I'he buiinefs of a Broker i:i all kinds of Stock, Notes v Lands, &c- &c. trarfailed with the utiuoft attention. ' June 2 ,tuif Erfliine's View x>f the \Var. JUST PUBLISHED, By ROBERT CAMPBELL & Co. No 40 South Second flrect, [Price 31 Cents]' A of the Caufet and Consequen ces of the present War with France. By the Honorable Thomas Eiskine. May 15 § "state trials. ' Sold by W.Youac, Bookseller, No. 51, South ge cond-ftreet, The Pennsylvania State Trials, CONtaining the impeachment, trial, and acqviu al of Francis Hopkinfon, Judge of the Court of Admiralty, and John Nicholfon, Comptroller Gen eral—ln one large 8 vo. vol. Price, in boards. 7 dollar.. W. Young has for sale, a general affortmentof Books. Also, StatioDary, retail and by the pack ege, well aflopted,and entitled to the drawback if axperted. July f"'HESUBSCRIBER having been appointed by X.( the Envoy Kxlraordinary and Minilter Pleiii potentiarv of hia Britannic Majesty, General A gent for aCGftuig Britilh creditors, and lueh particular a gents as th«y may fpeciallv auihorize, in prosecuting their cUims before the cwf.imiflioners for cm rying i»- ' u> efFeft the sixth article ot the Treaty of Amity, Com merce and Navigation between his Britannic LajeJly and the United States of Anerica % hereby gives notice that he has opened his office at his house the fouili east corner of Chefnut and fifth (beets, Philadelphia, 1 where he is ready to receive all claims or iohruftions for claims with the vouchers aud documents thereof, for the purpofe.of bringing forward the fame agree ably so the rules and orders which the boaid may think proper to prescribe. And at it will be for theimereft of all concerned, that the several claims be so dated, and support ed, as to prevent the delay would arise from the neceflityof obtaining further information, or ad ditional materials,from perlons reflding at a dillance, , the general agent thinks it his duty to add, (far the dire&ion chitfly of thpfe, wko, not having employ ed particular agents, may leave the prpfeeution of their claims to his charge and management) that all such claima ought in particular to feiforlh— Thepiopcr defcnp.ion and fitoation cf the creditor or claimant, end original debtor, refpe&- ' ively. •d. The date andnatureof the original etntra&or debt, 3d. When, in wbat manner, and to what extent, the creditor or claimant w_s pievented or impeded, by the provision, opcraiu n or defetfr of law, the deciGonsajnd practice of courts, or teilraint of exe cution, from recovering payment of the debt in . question. 4th The loss and damage incurred or sustained, ' iDconfcquer.ce ot such impediments, whether the fame may h»ve arisen from the infolvcney, change of • lituation, or death of the debtor, the loss of legal ! remedy fiom laple of time, or impairing the value and fecuntyof the debt, which would not have so operated if fucb impediments had not exiHed. Andst.h The particular grounds and reasons on which the claimant maintains, in the teems of the treaty, that J* by the ordinary courfc of judicial pro ings, the creditor cannot now obtain and actually have and receive lull and adequate compensation" for the lodes and damages (o fultaiued. The general ageni thinks it his duty further to ftf£- gefl that the f verai claims otight to be accompanied and fupponed by Uie afiJaviti of the claimants duly sworn and regularly atiefled, both as to the exillfcnfce of the debts claimed, and such other circumftancos as may be within their own knowledge refpc&ively. And wherever the claimants in tiating the nature of their evidence (which must in every irJUncc be the bed of which tiie aaJe is capable) have occasion to lefer to tht tetlimony of witoeffes, it will be propei to appufe the general agent of the names and places of residence of such witncffesajid the fa&sto be elta blifiicd by their tellimony. JVni. Mcors Smith. Philadelphia. June Bth, 1797* d For Slale, That well known place, catied r * r r y, ON Neflurr.iny cre*k, 18 miles from Phi ladelphia, on the New York post road, containing 74 acres and 94 perches. Upon the prernifes arp a largtt two ft«ry llene house occu>- pied as a tvern, and a good'one story flotie kit chen, a largs frame flable with a good threshing floor, and' some out buildings—also a well of good water, and an excellent ice House. On this place is a irnift elegant lituation fora gentle man's feat, commanding a view of the Neiham iny toicsjunflioii wiih the Delaware, and thence across to the Jerfcy shore. It has the privilege of one half the 101 l received from the bridge. For term* apply to the Sabfcriber, MORDECAI LEWIS. Vsv 24. stJWtf. COLUMBIA HOUbE Boarding School for young Ladies. MRS. GROQMBRIDGE with m«ch pleaf ureand r«fpeiTl, refjrps' her linccre ac knowledgemcut for the liberal ericouragcroewt she has received during four years residence i» Philadelphia ; and allures her friends and the public, so far from intending to decline her school, she has madea superior arrangem«nt for the more convenient accommodation of l>er llholars.—Every branch of ufeful and polite education is particularly attended to by Mrs. Groombridge and maflws excelling in their refpeilive profcfTiona. Corner of Spruce and Eleventh Streets. June sth, 1797. .^iroftf The situation is perfeilly healthy ; apdmade more agreeable-by an extensive garden and lot of grrund adjoining the house. Juji Publi/hcd, And to be had of Mtflrs. Dolefon, Campbell,Rice, l*he other pricipal Bookfcliers in tSe city,price cue dollar, twinty-fiye cents,in boards, New Views of the Origin of the Tribes and Nations of .America. By BENJiMIN SMITH B/.P-TON, m.d. June jo. ' jj - ' ' ' ' \ ' No. i o 3. Dj/Iri3 of Penrfyhanla, to ait ; l. s. that on the fifteenth d.:y of June, irt ti.e twenty ti-Jl year or the Independence of the United States of America, J.imis Woodhoisf, of the laid diltria, h-th depoiittd int!i:. office the tit;e ot a book, the right whereof he claims as ► author, in tl.e words following, to wit : "'The Cheiniit's Pocket Companion, being a Defcriptirn of a Portable Lubaratory, " Containing a Philosophical apparatus, and a " great number of Chemical Agents, by which " any inav perform an endless variety of '• aniulirrg a-nd ihflftifling Experiments, defiynr " ed fortheufeof ladies and gentlemen, and " intended to promote the cultivation of the " Sc.ei.ce of Chemistry in the United States of " America. By James WosdhOUSß, M. D. " Profeffbr of Chemistry, in the University of " Ppnnfylyavia, Prefuleut of the Chemical So j " ciety of Philadelphia, &c. " At present every thine that is not denomi -14 natcd Cberniflry, is but a fniall part of a fyf. " tern of natural knowledge. » Prie/lfy on /fir " In conformity to the ail of the Co-igtefs of tlfS UuitedStates, intituled,«« Aflntf for the encour agement of Learning, by fecuiirgtfit ctfpies of maps, charts, and books to the authors and pro-> pnetors of such copies, during the times there in mentioneiL/' SAMUEL CALDWELL, Clerk of the i)iiiri<3 of Pennfylvauia. July 18. djt—wstf -—— •v No. 188. D'flrid of Pennsylvania, 4o wit : (l. a.) P. E IT REMEMBERED, that on the A.) twenty sixth day of July, in the twen ty second yea}- of the independence of the United Sratcs or' America, John Fenno, of the said dif triA,hath deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as proprietor, in the word* following, to wit: " Observations on certain documents contained " in No. V. and VI. of " The History of the Uni t" ed States for the year 1796," in which the charge " of speculation, against Alexander Hamilton, lite " Secretary of the Treufury, is fully refuted— " Written by himfeif." In conformity to-he aft of the Corgrefs of the Ucited States, entituled, " An for thuencour agement of learning, by securing the copies of maps, charts and books to the authors and propri etors of luch copies, during th» times therein men tioned." , SAMUEL CALDWELL, Cltrk of the DJlritl of 1* cr.ujyl'janim . J"'y *7- , • w 4 w Public Notice is hereby given, THAT at June term, 179/, a petition wai presented to the Court of Common Fleai, held at York Town, in the State of Pennsylva nia, at the inftahce of JameJ Short, praying the Court to supply a loft deed made by a cer tain Andrew Hickeplubcr, to Hugh Morrifoifr. James Morrifon, and John Samole, executors to Hans Murrifen, deceased, for fix hundred acres .of Land, situate in Menallea townfliip, in the county of York .-—AH per sons who have any objections to make to the ob j[e& of the fiidpetitio# are desired to attend at the Court Haule, in the town of York, o«i the jth day of September next, otherwise the loft deed will be supplied. JOHN EDIE, Clerk. "July 1!. eetSi^ 30 Dollars Reward. RAN away on Saturday last, two indented Ser vants, a mulatto hoy abouc iy years of age, a Aim light built adive ftl.ow, can read and write,five feet feveu or eight inches high, has a heavy countenance; had on n tuftian coatee and trowfem, a high crowned hat, fine shoes &c. Allan Heilons, a black man, about 24 yearfof age, five feet seven or eight inches high, a thick set cfuufy built fallow, particularly about the breech; had'on a faiior's blue jackit lined with fwanlkin, dark frriped vest, fuftiarj trowfers, high crowned hat, coarse (hoes &c.; each of 'them had several Ihirts and several other cloathes with them. Thir ty Dollars will be paid for the runaways or r?dol lars for each, and reasonable charges, on deliveries; them at No. 54, North Third-street- The black fellow is about a year "from Lewis Town, in the County of Sulf x, state of Dela ware, and has taken the bey with him. July 31. ' ; C A U T I O N. WHEREAS Richard Laki has keen at tempting to fell a certain mefTuageor ten ement and lot of ground, situated on the foutU fide of Vine-fltreet, 111 the city of Philadelphia containing in breadth, 011 Vine-street. fix;eea feet, and in depth, louthward, seventy five feet, bounded on the north fide by Vine-street, on theeaft by ground late of Samuel Rhodes and Sarah his wife, on the fouthby ground late ef John Pernbe. ton, and on the weft by another lot then about to be granted to Joseph Hulings— This Is therefore to caution all persons agiin.t purchasing the above described property, the fame having been 'mortgaged by the said I\ich ard Lak£ to William Spade, SARAH SPADE. July 14 eo2w Muftcal Injlrumcnt ManufaCioty, A'o. 167, Sfrcb-Street. HARPER, hafpfichord,grand, portable gra»d, fid'-board, pier table ar.d fquart pi?.t o torte makir from London, returns tttouksto his friends the public, for their liberal eiiccura^emcnt, and hopes that by his aflic'uity a?id atfeniit n to ev ery bfarch of his butne.fs, to 1* erit a continuance of theirfdvors. Piano fertes made on th« ueweft and moll approved plans, with pedals, pateH?., swell, and french haip flop, which he fl.:tt<;i« himfeif will ue found on tri -1 by unprejudiced judges, to be equal if not fupericrto any import ed, and twenty percent cheaper. Ai y ir.flcu mi nt purcha-'cd of him, if sot approved of in twelve months, he will exchange. N.B. Alikindsof Muficil mftrunients m*di' ( uned, and repairev.' with the grcati.ll accuracy, dispatch, and on the raolt reasonable term?, t t f readymoney only. Second h.nd Piano Fortes takt n in exchange, May tv. Scam. Forty Dollars Regard, RAN away from the fublcribtr on the fecg end day of this inll JiJy, a Mulatto Matt* named Will Bowzer,.aboi,t forty years of age, five feet seven or eight inches high, rather chunky mtde ; had on when he vent away, a drab colored cloth coat, firiped purple trow i'ers and jacket. It probabJe hi will change hi* cloathes, as he a 1 umber with hitn. The fanl fel'ow formerly helcnged to Mr. Charles Blake of this place; and it is expedted he has made towards Jones's Neck, in the Delaware Sta;e.—Any person apprehending the l«id fel low, a«d securing him so that I get him z gain, ihall receive the above rewar if taken <Vjt of the county; and Twenty Dollars if in the county, and all reafov,able cWgcs if Uro't hoiae^ JESSE REED, Qt-een Anu's Caunty, Maryland. "J u, y 3-
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